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5

Cons:

elections.

This

amounts to another set of general They will have to be done before 1997 and, the Chinese will argue, bv the Preparatory Committee or by HKG reporting to In any event it is likely to require HKG legislation to provide a legal

the Committee.

basis for the elections.

8.

the

Of the three possible yardsticks, (c) is probably most democratic but least feasible. (a) could lead to unfair comparisons as three different voting systems are used to elect the LegCo Members.

OPTION THREE

9.

First,

The

This option combines Options One and Two above. overall quota of 12 seats are allocated according to a pre-designated formula. For simplicity it is assumed here that the formula is to distribute the 12 seals among

categories of Legco membership in the total number of LegCo members in each category (6 for FCs, 4 for GC, 2 for EC).

proportion

the

to

three

по

?

な

7

intensive

Congolicated

10.

If any of the sub-quota is exceeded, a way will have

be found

within the relevant

disqualified.

to

decide who

amongst the foreigners

LegCo category (GC/FC/EC) should be For example, if 7 winning candidates in the FCS are foreigner, then one will have to go. The three considered in paragraph 6 above can similarly be

yardsticks

considered for adoption in this option, viz.:

by percentage of votes received.

(a)

be

the problem

of

comparing

There will still different voting

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